[Indie Pick] Indie game Tumblbug recommendations for the 1st week of September

◈ Path-making square block tower defense ‘Block the Monster’ ◈

• Genre: Strategy / Tower Defense
• Platform: PC Windows
• Creator: Hit the Healing
• Download the trial version: Click here
• Tumblbug funding page: Go here

‘Block the Monster’ is a work being developed by ‘Hit the Healing,’ a team of three consisting of programmers, planners, and designers, and has already been introduced to indie game fans at home and abroad through exhibitions at the 2023 Play Expo (PlayX4) and Busan Indie Connect (BIC) booth. It has been done.

As the title suggests, the game has a tower defense format in which the gamer designs the enemy’s path directly. Like typical defense games, the goal is to build towers to kill enemies, gather resources, and defeat hordes of monsters.

In particular, the cute and charming 3D graphics stand out, so it can be easy to mistake it for a casual game. However, because the actual gameplay presents a level of difficulty that does not match the level of difficulty, it is enjoyable to use a strategy different from existing monotonous defense games.

‘Block the Monster’ plans to purchase Unity assets, outsource labor costs, participate in game exhibitions, purchase development equipment, and localize translation through this crowdfunding, and is scheduled for Steam Early Access release in November 2023 and official release in April 2024. Planning.

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◈ Open world survival game, ‘IFsunsets’ ◈

• Genre: Survival Defense
• Platform: PC Windows
• Creator: J&G Soft
• Download the trial version: Click here
• Tumblbug funding page: Go here

‘IFsunsets’ is a game that combines the open-world survival game and the defense genre. This begins when the protagonist, who dreams of adventure, is stranded on a remote island due to an unexpected accident. The game is being developed by ‘Polymorph,’ a team of six developers, and has been recognized for its workability, taking third place in IndieCraft 2023, an indie game contest.

The most significant advantage of ‘IFsunsets’ is its high-quality graphics using Unreal Engine 5. The game’s background, the uninhabited island, is made up of beautiful natural scenery, delighting the gamer’s eyes throughout the game, and action scenes such as battles and boss battles also boast exciting effects.

In addition, we are pursuing the implementation of fun elements optimized for the genre’s characteristics through various fun features such as character customization, construction, item production, combat and defense, trap system, and boss battles. In the future, if system optimization, balance, and overall completeness are supported and excellent graphics, it is expected to be loved by more users.

‘IFsunsets’ is developing and debugging content to launch Steam Early Access in December 2023.
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◈ Egyptian fusion romance game, ‘Dawn of Flowers’ PC version ◈

• Genre: Visual Novel
• Platform: PC Windows
• Creator: Lemon Velvet
• Tumblbug funding page: Go here

‘Dawn of Flowers’ is a visual novel genre game in which you become the main character, a cross-dressing woman, and unfold the plot by witnessing and resolving events around her. Gamers decide the fate of the protagonist through choices and minigames.

The game takes full advantage of the genre’s characteristics with a story set in a unique Egyptian fusion fantasy, voice support from luxurious actors, colorful mini-games, and sensitive sounds, including the opening vocal song. The background, with its cozy texture reminiscent of a scene from a fairy tale, is also excellent.

Through this crowdfunding, the development team plans to improve the quality of the game by including voice actor labor costs, recording studio rent, and translation costs. ‘Dawn of Flowers’ will be released as a PC version in February 2024.
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◈ Reincarnation of flowers, people, and the basement, ‘flowers blooming in people’ ◈

• Genre: Puzzle Adventure
• Platform: PC Windows
• Creator: Team Gypsophila
• Download the trial version: Click here
• Tumblbug funding page: Go here

‘Flowers that Bloom in People’ is the Busan Indie Connect 2023 Rookie Category ‘Excellence in Narrative’ winner and is a short puzzle adventure game set in the basement of the secret hideout of the revolutionary army against the dictatorial government as the main stage.

A gamer who has lost his memory and is trapped in the basement must get hints through conversations with the girl and escape the cellar by solving locks and puzzles. In particular, you must obtain help for the mystery through various discussions with the girl, such as asking for help, showing objects, chatting, and using the clues you get to solve the threads of multiple mini-games and puzzles.

‘Flowers that Bloom in People’ plans to carry out translation work and other development and launch preparations through this crowdfunding, and the game is scheduled to be officially released in November 2023.